It's going to be quite a scene in the presidential election, with tons of different parties putting forward candidates. The biggest issue for the left now is how to unitea fairly transformative programm with electoral w and for this, you need to gather as many people as possible. And i think many people are disaffected by this campaign, and because of the constituent process happening at the same time, i think it will be very depressd the vote.
Dan interviews scholars Aldo Madariaga and Camila Vergara about how Chilean politics have been playing out since the massive popular uprisings that began in October 2019.
Further reading:
jacobinlat.com/2021/06/19/el-neoliberalismo-atenta-contra-la-democracia-2
newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/burying-pinochet
jacobinmag.com/2021/06/rene-rojas-interview-democracy-new-constitution-constituent-assembly-plebiscite-left-chile
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